Doug Chiasson of the Seals and Sealing Network feels hopeful about a new study on the impacts of harp seals on fish stocks + Chris Di Liberatore of PSAC fears that proposed cuts to DFO could go too deep.
Town clerk Colleen McLeod on the impact of losing the St. Mary's Bay Fisheries plant to fire + Premier Tony Wakeham told reporters he's hopeful that the processing plant in St. Mary's will be rebuilt + Keith Sullivan, executive director of NAIA, says the Association is pushing back against the creation of a south coast conservation area by highlighting the economic benefits of fish farming. (Part Two of Two)
According to Marine Institute research scientist Tyler Eddy, a new study shows that harp seals have a greater impact on the health of fish stocks than commercial fishing does + Executive director Keith Sullivan says the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association is pushing back against the creation of a south coast conservation area by highlighting the economic benefits of fish farming. (Part One of Two)
Robert Hiscock is the creator of "Product of Newfoundland," a website that features lots of spooky tales from across NL + Alton Rumbolt takes Jane Adey cod fishing off Battle Harbour, Labrador.
David Barclay of Dalhousie's oceanography department talks about new research into how sound in the ocean can help determine its acidity level + Land & Sea host Jane Adey visits Alton Rumbolt's shed in Mary's Harbour to hear about the changing fishery off Labrador.
FFAW president Dwan Street on why the union is questioning Canada's motives for marine conservation + At his swearing-in, new premier Tony Wakeham answers questions about fisheries and aquaculture.
FFAW President Dwan Street is giving federal plans to protect swaths of ocean a hard no + From the fishing boat to federal boardrooms, Max Short's influence on crucial decisions in the fishery.
Matthew O'Leary of Rough Water Traps on why a dispute with the ASP has ended up at the Labour Relations Board + Ron Kenny and Randy Crane discuss their new folk opera, "Easton: A Pirate Story."
Melissa Matlow of World Animal Protection Canada has been talking to the town of Burgeo about helping the Marineland belugas + Marc Mes of the Canadian Coast Guard discusses the transition to the Department of National Defence + Port au Choix fisherman Donald Spence discusses the changes in species he's observed due to the warming Gulf of St. Lawrence.
MP Clifford Small is advocating for a man who's facing a fine for a recreational scallop fishery violation + We join wildlife biologist Taylor Brown as stranded storm petrels are released in Witless Bay + Makkovik AngajukKâk Barry Andersen says it was an historic day when the Torngat plant processed cod for the first time.
Producer Todd O'Brien followed along with a petrel patrol group in Holyrood + In terms of the snow crab market in the US, seafood analyst John Sackton says the unpredictability of 2025 could carry over into 2026.
Amanda Boutcher had her charges dropped in connection with a case involving a fishing boat at Confederation Building + Ted Henry, a professor of Environmental Toxicology at Heriot-Watt University, says the seafood industry has been unfairly targeted for microplastic contamination + Jane Adey tells us about the new season of CBC's Land & Sea.
DFO scientist Nancy Soontiens and MI scientist Frédéric Cyr discuss their research on the marine heat wave of 2023 + We take a look back at the evolution of the seaweed skincare company 7 Fathoms.
Caroline Gini just graduated from Memorial's Earth Sciences department with a PhD, her research is on how we map and explore the seafloor + Adele Walsh of Ocean Quest Adventures talks about some upcoming fall events, including an underwater pumpkin carving contest.
Salmon farming companies in Norway are suing the Norwegian government over the 'traffic light' system for sea lice, we'll look back at that policy + Rebecca Brushett is the lead author of 'People, Place and the Ocean' a marine atlas about the Gros Morne area + Sherry Welsh uses local seafood including cod and capelin to make products for Treats Ahoy.
Jamie Baker, secretary-treasurer of the FFAW, says the union will be reminding the new PC government of the promises it made to the fishing industry + Chris Fisher, founder of Ocearch, says some great white sharks were recently tracked to NL waters.
Gerald Parrott says a DFO regulation that bans the use of hydraulic equipment in the recreational scallop fishery is discriminatory + Rebecca Vincent of Gill Memorial Academy says her young students get a lot out of helping storm petrels that become stranded near the school.
Fisherman along the Great Northern and Avalon Peninsula's talk about their fishing seasons and signs that cod stocks are in trouble in an 1989 archival edition of Land and Sea.
Much more than giant squid, Jim Armour tells us about the life of Presbyterian minister Moses Harvey + Heated questions about reopening the Atlantic mackerel fishery aimed at the federal fisheries minister.
Bonavista PC candidate Craig Pardy, NDP leader Jim Dinn and Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair Liberal candidate Lisa Dempster answer questions about fisheries and aquaculture issues.